Polish Easter

Hello, dear readers, this time around we are going to talk about a very important Christian festivity which takes place every year. Whether you are a believer of the Christian faith or not, Easter is so important that it is considered as a holiday for everyone (maybe excluding some countries of the world). From my point of view it is the best time of the year to gather together with people you care about and spend some quality time with them. All of this without forgetting the real reason why Easter is celebrated among Christians, which is nothing but to remember the death and ressurection of Jesus Christ whom came into this world for the salvation of man kind.

In the following paragraphs I am going to talk about what I came to know a little about Polish Easter celebration as I was staying in Poland for a full year during an unforgetable Erasmus experience with some special Erasmus friends.

I must say that when it comes down to Polish customs and traditons about Easter, there were many things that really surprised me and left kind of with a dropping jaw. Believe me when I say this because one of the traditional practices involves a lot of cold water in the typically breezy Polish weather. So bear with me in the discovery of Poland's surprising Easter traditions. One more thing: once you finish reading this article I encourage you to write a few lines in the comments section down below describing Easter celebrations in your homecountry, or if you are like me, the many Easter celebrations you have attended in your life as a traveller.

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What to do on Easter Monday in Poland?

Well if you are asking yourself this question over and over again, you just need to pay a visit to our dear Polish friends. What actually happens on Easter's monday (the first day after Easter day celebration) is that a group of men (at times dressed up in traditional attire) would prepare buckets full of cold water and wait for the girls to show up. What happens then is pure surprise and a lot of fun mixed with screaming voices of young ladies getting wet from head to toe. No wonder this yearly custom celebrated on Easter monday is called Wet Monday. This surprising tradition is carried out all through the country practiced mostly by children and young people. The location can be any where from university to the streets or even in your flat if you happen to have some Wet Monday lovers living with you. Apart from all the fun and excitement there is to it, bear in mind that in some parts Poland the weather is still breezy during Easter celebration (at least in Gdansk I was still walking around with my winter coat), so if you happen to get involved into this traditional Easter Polish custom be sure to have dry clothes with you because the chances of catching a cold or something similar are quite big.

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Thank you very much for reading this blog post. I wish you all a happy Easter and a nice holiday time for all the people going on a vacation to celebrate Easter. Cheers to you all!

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